© BBC Australia buys BBC's Bucket
26/07/2017 … BBC Four comedy Bucket has been sold to Australia.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 26 July 2017
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Six new Comedy Slices for BBC Three
Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley and Kayvan Novak lead the casts
26/07/2017 … Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley, Javone Prince and Kayvan Novak are among the stars of a new batch of BBC Three comedy pilots.
Sarah Solemani and Brett Goldstein star in BBC Two pilot
One of three New On Two shows announced tonight
26/07/2017 … Sarah Solemani and Brett Goldstein are to star in a new comedy pilot for BBC Two.
BBC One pilots for Tim Vine, Spencer Jones and Rob Beckett
26/07/2017 … Tim Vine, Spencer Jones and Rob Beckett have all landed pilots for BBC One.
Just For Laughs heads to Africa
Comedy festival to launch in Durban
26/07/2017 … Just For Laughs is to launch a comedy festival in Africa.
Alan-dmark event
Day to celebrate 20 years of Alan Partridge
26/07/2017 … Twenty years of Alan Partridge are to be marked in a day-long event in Manchester next month.
Jason Manford officially launches his music album
A Different Stage out in October
26/07/2017 … Jason Manford has officially launched his album of songs from the musicals, entitled A Different Stage Tracks will include Stars from Les Miserables, The Impossible…
Susan Calman cancels autumn tour
...because a TV job has come up
26/07/2017 … Susan Calman has cancelled her autumn tour after landing a TV job.